Hong Kong & Singapore. Executive Director

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1 GALAXY RESOURCES LIMITED ASX Small to Mid Cap Conference Hong Kong & Singapore By Charles Whitfield Executive Director Galaxy Resources Limited

2 The following presentation represents Galaxy s management s best judgment at the time of presentation. The contents include forward looking statements prepared on the basis of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect. This presentation should not be relied upon as recommendation or forecast by Galaxy Resources Limited. No representation or warranty is made as to accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information Competent Persons Information that relates to Mineral Resources in this report is based on information compiled by Mr. Robert Spiers who is a full time employee of Hellman & Schofield Pty Ltd. Information that relates to Exploration Results including exploration data and geological interpretations is based on information compiled by Mr Philip Tornatora who is a full time employee of Galaxy. Mr Spiers and Mr Tornatora are Members of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2004 JORC Code. Mr. Spiers and Mr Tornatora consent to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on their information in the form and contextin which it appears. Information in this report that relates to Mineral Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr. Glenn Williamson who is a full time employee of Mining Resources Pty Ltd. Mr. Williamson has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 JORC Code. Mr. Williamson consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters basedon his information in the form and context in which it appears. Galaxy Resources Limited

3 LITHIUM POWER En nergy: Watt-H Hours /Kg Endurance Nickel Cadmium Battery Nickel Metal Hydride Battery Lithium Ion Battery Lighter Longer Life Energy Density Environment US$11b US$43b ( 20) Lead Acid Battery Acceleration Power per Kilogram (kg) Source: Galaxy Resources Ltd Galaxy Resources Limited 3

4 INVESTMENT OVERVIEW Unique Strategy Vertical Integration Lithium Pure Play Operating mine and ore reserves, (36mt ore reserves Australia / Canada) Large scale processing facility (17,000 tpa LC - China) World class lithium battery production facility Projects de-risked by Off-take agreements Galaxy Resources Limited 4

5 INTEGRATION & VALUE ADD Spodumene Production Lithium Carbonate Production Lithium Cathode Production Lithium Battery Production $1 $3 $44 $500 Revenue per Li unit Galaxy Resources Limited Source: Galaxy Resources Limited

6 CORPORATE STRUCTURE Registered in Australia and listed on ASX Member of the S&P/ASX300 company Cash position A$185million Board & Mge - 11% shares + options Capital Structure Shares on issue 323 m Options on issue 51.7m t Cap A$m Marke Galaxy Market Capitalisation (fully diluted) Share price (as of 16 May 11) A$1.02 Undiluted market capitalization A$330m Diluted market capitalization A$382m Substantial Shareholders Creat Resources 11.0% Fengli Group 7.0% Galaxy Resources Limited 6

7 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Galaxy Resources Limited 7

8 LITHIUM CONSUMPTION BY END USE Lithium has a wide variety of end uses Lithium batteries are the growth segment Only segment where demand grew in 2009 Estimated Consumption of Lithium by end use 2009 (est. 100,000 tons LCE) Rubber Other, 15 Thermoplastics, 4 Continuous Casting, 4 Aluminium, 6 Battery, 23 Air Treatment, 6 Pharmaceuticals, 2 Greases, 9 Ceramic Glass, 31 Source: Roskill Galaxy Resources Limited 8

9 GROWTH IN OTHER AREAS BEFORE EVs Li Batte ery Un nits *US$16b 2020 Electric Vehicles *US$13b 2020 Energy Storage *US$13b 2020 Starter Batteries E-Bikes Power Tools Electronics Growth 25-30% Time Galaxy Resources Limited Source: *Amadee

10 GLOBAL LITHIUM FORECAST FMC Corp Forecast World Lithium Supply Conference 2011 Toronto 2-3 times Demand Increase by 2020 SignomBox Forecast World Lithium Supply Conference 2011 Toronto Galaxy Resources Limited 10

11 DEMAND AT PRE GFC LEVELS SQM: 2010 Revenue up by 24% - Volume up by 52% to 32,400t FMC Lithium: Revenue up by 10% and earnings by 16% Chemetall: Net sales up by 16% and EBITDA up by 20.4% Talison: Revenue (H2 2010) up by 33% - Volume by 32% and EBITDA by 26%. Average lithium concentrate price up by 14% PRICE INCREASE ANNOUNCEMENTS: FMC Sept 2010, LiOH price up by 10%, LiCl and Butyllithium by 8% Chemetall - Oct 2010, Organolithium products up by 8% 15% price increase of lithium bromide by FMC Galaxy Resources Limited 11

12 SPODUMENE DEMAND Bunbury Port Spodumene Export Quantity Monthly Tonne 350, , , , , , , , , , ,000 75,000 50,000 25,000 0 CY 2010 CY 2009 CY 2011 CY 2011 Galaxy Resources Limited Source: Bunbury Port Authority

13 MARKET SEGMENTATION Industrial Grade Technical Grade Battery Grade EV Grade EV Plus Grade <99.0% LC 99.0% LC 99.5% LC 99.9% LC 99.99% LC Price US$5,500/t 75% of battery market Price US$7,500/t 15% of battery market Price US$12,000/t 10% of battery market Galaxy Resources Limited

14 FOCUS ON THE E-BIKE MARKET China to remain as major driver E Bikes Sales in Asia till % are heavy lead acid batteries China CAGR 8.2% till 2016 Year 2016 output - 44 m bikes pa PRC weight restrictions 5 Mass conversion to Li Batteries Galaxy Resources Limited

15 CHINA MACRO STRATEGY China Less reliance on oil based transport system Twelve 5 Year Plan Low Carbon Economy 0.5m EVs by 2015, 5m Evs by 2020 (13.6 mil vehicles pa) 50% ownership of EVs & Hybrids by 2030 Beijing Initiatives will drive EV demand Mass energy storage key to China s strategy China targeting 20% from renewable source by 2020 China - 1 MW of wind power installed every hour Galaxy Resources Limited

16 GALAXY S BUSINESS RESOURCE, CHEMICAL, BATTERY Galaxy Resources Limited 17

17 BUSINESS DIVISIONS MD Iggy Tan Corporate Company MD Terry Stark MD Guojiang Sun A ct MD Lui Chan Resource Division Chemical Division Battery Division Wesfarmer s style business structure allows Galaxy to manage diverse business units Galaxy Resources Limited 18

18 RESOURCE DIVISION SECURING FUTURE SUPPLY Galaxy Resources Limited 19

19 MT CATTLIN MINE Significant lithium ore reserve Resource of 18 mt at 1.08% Li 2 O Expected mine life of 18 years at 1 mtpa 137,000 tpa spodumene grading 6% Li 2 O Record construction to production <11 months Construction - On time and on budget (A$80m) First shipment 6,500 t on 26 March 2011 Second shipment in July 2011 First Tantalite concentrate sale on 16 march 2011 Ramp up slower initially - now on track at 75% of design output Esperance Galaxy Resources Limited 20

20 Run of Mine Pad Maintenance Building Crusher Power Generation Primary Screening DMS Plant Lb Laboratory Tailings Treatment Water Treatment Galaxy Resources Limited 21

21 JIANGSU PLANT IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED Galaxy Resources Limited 25

22 OTHER LITHIUM RESOURCE Galaxy Resources Limited 26

23 JAMES BAY ACQUISITION Building our lithium footprint Farm in acquisition of up to 70% C$3m to earn 20% C$3m expenditure on DFS to earn to 51% DFS completion to earn to 70% Galaxy Resources Limited 27

24 JAMES BAY ACQUISITION Resource of % Li2O Similar coarse grained pegmatite ore type to Mt Cattlin Similar design plans and DFS Photo of Trenching sample on the pegmatite orebody Galaxy Resources Limited 28

25 CHEMICAL DIVISION STRATEGY FOR HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTION Galaxy Resources Limited 29

26 GL LOCATION Xinjiang Non-ferrous Aba Guangsheng Sichuan Ni&Co Guorun GENERAL LITHIUM JIANGSU Minfeng Lithium Sichuan Tianqi Jiangxi Ningdu Taiyu Galaxy Resources Limited 30

27 JIANGSU PLANT IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED Acid Plant Jiangsu Lithium Carbonate Plant Wharf Jiangsu Plant near the east coast of the PRC Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone Jiangsu International Chemical Industrial Park Adjacent to a wharf, spodumene shipped from Esperance Supply of key physical inputs, sulfuric acid and soda ash close by Close to potential domestic Chinese customers and export markets Galaxy Resources Limited 31

28 JIANGSU LITHIUM CARBONATE PLANT Largest LC processing plant in China Currently under construction ti Commissioning expected in ,000 tpa of high quality LC grading 99.5% and above Proprietary, continuous production technology Capability % purity and above Focus lithium-ion battery industry Sodium sulfate as a by-product Galaxy Resources Limited 32

29 Galaxy Resources Limited Artist Impression - Jiangsu Lithium Carbonate Plant

30 JIANGSU PLANT IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED Site Buildings Processing Building Galaxy Resources Limited 34 Conveyor construction to wharf Calciner construction on site

31 JIANGSU PLANT IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED Process building Warehouse and pipe rack Galaxy Resources Limited 37 Major equipment on site Maintenance building

32 CHINA PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION Tianjin Warehouse Galaxy Plant Changsha Warehouse Galaxy Resources Limited 38

33 OFFTAKE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENTS To support planned production of 17,000 tpa, A number of offtake framework agreements: Mitsubishi as exclusive distributer in Japan (5,000 tpa) 13 major lithium cathode producers in China for the remaining 12,000 tpa Contemplate the sale of fixed annual volumes Price agreed on a quarterly basis Minimum of 99.5% purity Galaxy Resources Limited 39

34 BATTERY DIVISION STATE OF THE ART PRODUCTION Galaxy Resources Limited 40

35 POTENTIAL LITHIUM-ION ION BATTERY PLANT Feasibility study completed Fll Full atomation automation Turn key equipment supplied by KUBT (Korea) US lithium battery technology Phase 1, 350,000 E-bike battery packs p.a. Two additional phases to total 1.05 mn packs p.a. Experienced management team on board Commenced securing battery off-take Galaxy Resources Limited 41

36 PROJECT STATISTICS Statisticti ti Phase 1 Number of Battery Packs pa 350, 000 Battery Pack Capacity 36V, 10Ah Cthd Cathode Base Mt Material il LFP Anode Base Material Graphite Manufacturing Building Area 7,441m 2 Galaxy Resources Limited

37 Artist Impression of battery plant Galaxy Resources Limited

38 JIANGSU PLANT IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED KUBT rolling and slitting machinery KUBT rolling and slitting machinery Galaxy Resources Limited 45 KUBT separator formation machinery

39 FEASIBILITY STUDY Capital Costs (*1 st Phase) Cumulative Capital Costs (^after 3 rd Phase) A$ 134 million A$ 340 million Revenue pa ^ A$ 201 million Ave Net Cash (pre tax) pa ^ A$ 101 million Average cost of a pack A$ 104 Average price of a pack A$ 186 Net Present Value NPV (non-geared, ^ A$ 459 million Internal rate of Return IRR% 33% Galaxy Resources Limited

40 POTENTIAL LOCATION OF BATTERY PLANT Lithium Carbonate Plant Site Potential Battery Plant Location Galaxy Resources Limited 47

41 THANK YOU Galaxy Resources Limited 48